Feel Good Music

Music is something that can speak to your soul and bring you joy. For me, music has always been a part of my life and has been something that I can rely on. Finding new music is a part of the fun. Being able to hear the music that others listen to that may be different from what you are used to broadens your music vocabulary and allows you to connect with different people. My music taste ranges a lot, so here are a few of my favorite songs at the moment.

1)         Look Up Child- Lauren Daigle

-         Lauren Daigle is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter. She is currently signed with Centricity Music and has won multiple awards for her work including two Grammys, seven GMA Dove Awards, two American Music Awards and two Billboard Music Awards. Lauren Daigle’s number one singles include the songs “First”, “You Say”, “Trust In You”, and “O’Lord”. The song “Look Up Child” is the eighth track on her newest album Look Up Child. This song speaks about being lost and wondering what to, but all you have to do is look up to God and he’ll be there to show you the way.

2)         Light On- Maggie Rogers

-          Maggie Rogers is an American singer, songwriter and producer. She got her rise to fame during a master class at New York University, when her song “Alaska” was played for Pharrell Williams and is currently signed to Debay Sounds and Capitol Records. Her song “Light On” is about her gratitude that she has for the rise to fame but also how she was feeling going through this change. In an Instagram post she shared how this song was the most vulnerable she has felt in a song and that it is about how overwhelmed and scared she was during the change, but her fans and supporters gave her the light to find herself.

3)      Nunya- Kehlani and Dom Kennedy

-         Kehlani is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer who is currently signed to Atlantic Record. She is known her for songs “Gangsta”, which was a part of the Suicide Squad soundtrack, “Nights Like This”, and “CRZY”.The song “Nunya” is the third track off of her newest mixtape While We Wait that was released on February 19th.This song speaks about the jealousy of exes who can’t let go of the past. They keeping coming back and asking questions when the answer is none of their business because the relationship is over.    

4)         True Colors- The Weeknd

    -   Abel Makkonen Tesfaye better known as The Weeknd is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer. The Weeknd is an R&B artist that brings in different aspects of different genres such as electronic and a bit of indie to create his sound.  He is known for many songs such as “Starboy”, “Call Out My Name”, “Can’t Feel My Face” and much more. His song “True Colors” is the seventh track on his album Starboy. This song is about Abel learning that the person he was with is not who they really are, nor was it who Abel wanted them to be.

      5)         Suncity- Khalid feat. Empress of

-        Khalid is an American singer and songwriter who is currently signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. He is most known for his songs “Better”, “Young, Dumb and Broke”, and “Location”. His song “ Suncity” is about him playing with the idea to leave and get away, going back to his hometown of El Paso, Texas where his heart is, leaving everything behind.